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Old 11-12-2011 | 11:05 PM
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Default RE: Modelbau MB339 buildout

Now that the front bulkhead is squared away, its time to look at mounting the wing. Thats when I discovered the HORROR that is the motor mount! [:@]

The motor mount is/was installed so crooked that I had little choice but to remove it completely. I sat and thought about the pros and cons of removing it and reason over-ruled my being lazy and it was decided to yank it out. It took very little effort to remove this mount and the quality of the wood and glue used only served to reinforce my decision to remove and replace it.

So, how did we get from mounting the wing to the motor mount....well thats easy....the rear wing mount will tie into the motor mount soooo....the more you look the more you find, but I digress....

Picture #1 shows the original mount (sorry I had to use a picture over but its the only one I have of the original mount). You may be able to see the twist in the mount in the picture, maybe not but believe me its there.

Picture #2 shows some of the remaining glue that was used to fill the gaps between the wood bulkheads and the fuze....I am not sure what this glue is but they sure used a lot of it to fill gaps....

Picture #3 shows the new mounting system mocked up to see if I have what I need. The turbine mount is for a evoJet 90 and this is the turbine that will power this little jet.
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